OK...so can this information be added to the new Sugar Guide? Caryl
> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:25:33 +0100 > Subject: Re: [IAEP] status on Sugar Guide for 0.84 > From: sdaly...@gmail.com > To: cbige...@hotmail.com > CC: iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org > > Greetings Caryl, > > I agree with you and in fact I've been very pleased to run Sugar v0.84 > at full screen in virtualization on a Mac Mini, following the > instructions at this link: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Downloads > easily reachable from the homepage of www.sugarlabs.org > > (note: the download link onthe "Sugar on a Stick VirtualBox" page > appears to be broken it should be > http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/appliances/soas2-20090321.tar.gz) > > We are still updating those wiki pages and the Mac page does need to > make clearer that Sugar will only run on an Intel processor Mac. It's > a pity because I'm sure lots of schools have older Macs (I have a > bunch at the house myself). > > thanks > > Sean > > > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 5:11 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbige...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi... > > > > The new Sugar manual looks very professional. You folks have done a great > > job. > > > > I was, however, disappointed to find that, although running it on a Mac is > > mentioned, the instructions for doing it are not included. The education > > world in the US is mostly a Mac world. A lot of people would like to run it > > on their classroom machines. > > > > If it currently only works on Intel based machines, could we at least > > include instructions for that? Meanwhile, is anyone working on getting it > > to run on Power PC Macs? I have both and can test it whenever it is ready > > and you send me the info on getting it. > > > > Caryl > > > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> Message: 6 > >> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:52:08 -0500 > >> From: Anne Gentle <annegen...@gmail.com> > >> Subject: [IAEP] status on Sugar Guide for 0.84 > >> To: iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org, disc...@lists.flossmanuals.net > >> Message-ID: > >> <1a4c3e670903260652y7221a289x3bc578adef45a...@mail.gmail.com> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >> > >> Hi all - > >> I am thinking the Sugar Guide is ready for one last look before I publish > >> to > >> PDF and HTML. > >> > >> It's still on the WRITE side of FLOSS Manuals, so feel free to do any > >> last-minute proofing and edits here: > >> http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/WebHome > >> > >> We had some technical hurdles to overcome since it's our first version > >> update on a manual (way to lead the way Sugar!). But I think enough bugs > >> are > >> worked out to allow publishing tomorrow (Friday 3/27). > >> > >> Final items: > >> > >> 1. Walter or someone with python knowledge, could you review the > >> "Modifying Sugar" chapter at > >> http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Sugar/8_4/ModifyingSugar? I had to > >> take all the code examples (python and svg xml) and put them into images > >> so > >> that the PDF generation will work. > >> 2. There's a problem with misnumbered chapters for which I've logged a > >> trac issue and Aco has taken: http://adam.engagetv.com/trac/ticket/81. > >> 3. Walter, David, and Adam - let's talk about getting an ISBN for this > >> book if we want to sell it on Amazon. If we do decide to sell it on > >> Amazon, > >> we'll need a new book cover to match Crown Quarto dimensions. (The > >> dimensions are 190mm x 250mm and the page count is 226.) > >> > >> Thanks, all, for your assistance and patience. > >> > >> Anne > >> > >> -- > >> Anne Gentle > >> email: annegen...@justwriteclick.com > >> blog: www.justwriteclick.com > >> -------------- next part -------------- > >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >> URL: > >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/attachments/20090326/1344fb05/attachment.htm > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > >> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > >> > >> End of IAEP Digest, Vol 12, Issue 92 > >> ************************************ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > >
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